Problems of Peace at Versailles Can Hu Pay His Debt
Frank H. Simonds argues at length that Versailles faces a decisive reckoning with Germany. He traces historic precedents from Westphalia to Vienna and Berlin, warns of sweeping indemnities, and warns that a German revolution could delay or derail payment while stressing Britain France and the United States must balance justice with practical enforcement.
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Prussia
Poland
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Romanoffs
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Congress of Berlin
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Austria- Hungary
Balkan
Asia
United States
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Talleyrand
Great Britain
Wilson
Napoleon
Manes
Alsace- Lorraine
Belgium
Brest-Litovsk
Waterloo
Singing Brings Speech To Shell Shocked Men
London reports singing aids treatment for soldiers with shell shock. Singing has shown direct and indirect curative effects, reviving speech in cases where men were unable to speak. An effort to organize regular singing training in hospitals treating shell shock is planned with army approval.
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London
Sfusie
Amd
None Too Harsh German Armistice Demands Stiffen
A Philadelphia Public Ledger summary notes armistice terms altered by Marshal Foch triple the German railway car handover to 150 09 units and call for 5 000 locomotives. Major Garrett reports Germany’s rail acquisitions prewar and early wartime confiscations, arguing the German demand is excessive and unjustified.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
State Department
Marshal Foch
Dr. Self
Germany
Garrett
Railway Commission
France
Germany seeks raw materials not food, says critic
The Springfield Republican argues Germany’s burden lies in securing raw materials for its factories rather than food. It notes shops and plants in order, demobilization could unleash industry if machines have material to run, and relief should be gradual, possibly via armistice modification to enable selling and rebuilding.
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Springfield Republican
Germany
Belgian
France
England
Strenuous Times Echo Through Tough Economic Days
The piece lampoons rising prices and wartime shortages, noting higher costs for butter, meat, and goods while people cope with inflation. It contrasts grim news with stubborn humor, praising resilience and communal humor as hard times persist.
Ships to Aid Commerce and War Fleet Plans
The text notes Fleet Corporation appropriations of 3,890,000000 and contracts covering most of that total, shaping yard capacity for the year. It mentions postwar ship reductions and tonnage shifts, with American yards producing 218,000 tons in one month and expectations for higher output.
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Fleet Corporation
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Resa
Almos
Amont
American Ete
Picet Corporation
Wilson Invited to Lay Cornerstone at Gironde Commemoration
From the New York World, Wilson will be invited to lay the cornerstone of the proposed monument at the mouth of the Gironde river commemorating U S aid to France in the war. A national fund for the purpose has begun and now totals $40,000. For the first time in railway history a train has cleared the tunnels from Newhaven Roger Meppe France.
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Wilson
New York World
Gironde River
France
United States
Nations Fund
Erry Haw
Newhaver
Roger
Meppe
England Poor From the Great War Steams of England
Reading English papers shows severe deprivations and labor shortages. England remains coal short and needs workers, while farmers fear stock losses. An extract from The Times notes England’s bond program and mobilization as millions march toward Berlin. Pig keepers face stricter feed limits by January 1919 amid a nationwide reform.
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Chateau- Thierry
All England
Astor
London Times
England
Berlin
Board of Agriculture
Local Board Urges Pig Keepers to Adapt Through Shortage
The board urges pig keepers to do their best under الظروف and plan for January. They cannot promise further support and warn that funding may end. With pork prices high, demand for young pigs will rise once food supplies resume, and authorities favor local production over imports.
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Janu Ae
Thase
Tee
Coal Shortage Leaves Buckingham Palace Fireless
London reports King George and Queen Mary back in a cold Buckingham Palace as coal shortages bite. The royal household cuts coal use to the legal winter ration, blocking fires with bricks and halving lighting in passages, corridors, and private rooms.
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London
Mall
George
Mary
Buckingham Palace
Ee See
Pickwick Brings 61886 From New York Herald Sale
A first edition copy of Dickens Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club with flustrations by Seymour and Phil sold for 1885 to Arthur Swann at the American Art Galleries. It stood among the top prices in the third session of a sale of rare books and autographs from import elections and the late John Henry Osborne. Gabriel Wels paid 20 for an inscribed firm edition of The Haunted Man and the Ghosts Bargain. George D. Smith bought for 85 an original manuscript of Washington Irving and Charles Scribner’s Sons sold a richly illustrated copy of Pierce higan’s Pearl Life In London for 29.
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Pickwick
New York Herald
Dickens
Pickwick Club
Seymour
Phil
Auburn
N.Y
Gabriel Wels
George D. Smith
Washington Irving
Charlea
How to Quit the Navy from Chicago Tribune
Two bluejackets washing clothes discuss life in the service during weekly inspection. One sailor says he may quit after four years and complains about long station time. The other notes if you dislike it, you could give three years’ notice and quit the navy. Also mentions Christmas packages for every soldier in the AEF.
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Navy
Chicago Tribune
A. EB. F
Redeem the Earth Speech of Henry W Grady 1889
A patriotic exhortation urging Americans to unite for liberty and the republic. From Jamestown to the Atlantic seaboard the address envisions a tied nation healing Civil War wounds and marching toward divine destiny under a shared creed of liberty and duty.
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Henry W. Grady
Kingcraft
Jamestown
Mouth Rock
Snaps Manor
Gulf
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